Web magazine Boomerang (archived url: www.boomeranguk.com) is seeking submissions for poetry, stories, hypermedia, Flash, webart, and more. Email subs at boomeranguk dot com for additional information.
Graphite 2004
The Graphite 2004 Conference, to be held 15-18 June 2004, will bring together different technologies and allow participants to share ideas about computer graphics and interactivity. They are seeking submissions that demonstrate innovative research/applications and related artistic work.
New Book Reviews in Cyberculture Studie
This month’s book reviews at RCCS include Marc Smith & Peter Kollock’s Communities in Cyberspace reviewed by Janet Armentor, and Chris Werry & Miranda Mowbray’s Online Communities: Commerce, Community Action, and the Virtual University reviewed by Gloria Gannaway.
The Glass Snail
“The Glass Snail“, a hypertext story by internationally renowned author Milorad Pavic, is available at the Word Circuits Gallery. The Word Circuits Gallery also has hypertext poetry and fiction by Stephanie Strickland, Rob Swigart, Deena Larsen, Peter Howard, Komninos Zervos, and more.
Interactiva 2003
The [R]-[R]-[F] Festival, created by Agricola de Cologne, is a participant in Interactiva ’03 – Biennale for New Media Art. Interactiva ’03, an international biennial that showcases new media works and conducts workshops and conferences, runs until September 28 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Merida in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Kind of Blue
Scott Rettberg’s serial email novel, Kind of Blue, has been published by frAme Journal of Culture & Technology.
traAce/ELO chat
The upcoming trAce/ELO Forum live Chat, titled “Setting the Scene: The Message in New Media,” will take place on Sunday, August 17. The chat is held in association with the 7th New Media Writers’ Workshop, and it will be at the trAce chatroom.
FILE 2003
FILE 2003, The Electronic Language International Festival, will be launching its fourth edition on August 13, 2003. In addition, the second FILE SYMPOSIUM, which takes place August 19 – 23 in the city of São Paulo, will bring together artists and researchers from around the world to discuss media arts and digital culture.
New Reviews in Cyberculture Studies
New book reviews at RCCS for August 2003 are: Elaine Lally’s At Home With Computers, reviewed by
Deborah J. Smith; Geoff King & Tanya Krzywinska’s ScreenPlay: Cinema/Videogames/Interfaces reviewed by Bob Rehak; and John Seely Brown & Paul Duguid’s The Social Life of Information reviewed by G.C. Gupta.
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning, a new translation of Olvido Mortal, is an interactive work of fiction available for download.